All Her Secrets

Triston had just received a stern lecture from Branden, and he was finally behaving himself. Now Triston sat obediently beside Aidan. He kept sneaking glances in the direction of Branden.

Triston looked at Branden with curiosity. But he didn’t dare to size up Branden openly. He could only steal glances cautiously.

Although Triston had known for a while that Branden had taken an interest in Catherine, he hadn’t expected Branden to take action so swiftly.

In Triston’s view, Catherine looked incredibly youthful. Branden was quite audacious. Aidan noticed that Triston wasn’t touching his drink. Triston just sat there and gritted his teeth. Aidan found it oddly amusing.

Aidan poured two glasses of whiskey and handed one to Triston.

“Mr. Lambert, have a drink.”

Triston glanced down at the glass and realized it was whiskey. He instantly felt a bit nauseous. “Take it away. I don’t drink this stuff.”

Seeing his reaction, Aidan felt curious and couldn’t help but tease him. He asked playfully, “Oh, look who’s refusing a drink now? Mr. Duncan gave us a big surprise today. Did it inspire you to quit drinking, Mr. Lambert?”

Triston had no intentions of quitting drinking. He was just still shaken by yesterday’s events. Watching Aidan take big gulps of drink, Triston shook his head in resignation and said seriously, “Aidan, it’s okay to drink less. Drinking too much can lead to trouble.”

After saying this, Triston stood up and walked out of the private room. Aidan was thoroughly puzzled. He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He muttered to himself, “Have they all gone crazy?”

Catherine sat beside Branden. Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in front of her.

tough and required a special tool to crack open to

pre-shelled products, the flavor suffered due to prolonged exposure to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for these freshly

one was singing and few people were drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed

about a few rounds of poker?” he proposed. Triston leaned back and sneered. ” Haha. Aidan, why would you invite us when you’re financially comfortable

in the book. Branden was simply a monster

well how formidable Branden was. But with Branden here, they couldn’t possibly

Catherine heard the conversation, she slowly raised her head. She looked at Branden with her clear, dark eyes, which carried a hint of

and a fragrance wafted gently toward Branden.

charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised an

couldn’t help but feel a twinge of exasperation. They

they hadn’t played cards with Branden for so many years and never gained the upper hand in any

master at bluffing. Catherine didn’t need to guess.

Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good

invitation. She said, “I don’t know how to

said, “You don’t need to know much.

it’s my prize. If I lose, Branden covers it?” She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated beside her, spoke up,

But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m

and said, “I thought I’d never get a chance to dig money out

to celebrate in advance. “Catherine, don’t worry. Mr. Duncan is wealthy, so feel free to lose. If I win, I’ll give you